I thought I would start a different forum with some questions I am working on today. Some of this is very basic stuff but what I am finding about leanring a new language is that you can learn sentences and how to say some basic things very easily. However, when you want to start constructing your own sentences you realise how difficult it can be. At that point the basics seem to be quite difficult. Verbs in particular.

I recorded as part of my assesment, 5 minutes of me talking about my family, what I do for work etc etc

Ser/estar is a frequently asked question; if you search in the forum you'll find a lot of threads about that. But basically, "ser" is used when you want to express features of someone/something. Examples: yo soy tonto (I'm silly), ella es una mujer vieja (she's an old woman), la casa es grande (the house is big)."Estar" express states. Examples: él está enamorado (he's in love), nosotros estábamos perdidos (we were lost).

[Por otro lado], tengo dos niños. Mi hijo se llama Edan y mi hija, Evie-May, etc.Corregido.Q: When do I used soy and estoy? They both confuse me. They both me I'm or I am First of all, when you metion age, you must use "tengo": Tengo 32 años.Read more uses of ser and estar here .